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Glory of the Silver King : The Golden Age of Tarpon Fishing by Brandon D. Shuler, Hart Stilwell and Larry McKinney (2011, Hardcover)
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GLORY OF THE SILVER KING: THE GOLDEN AGE OF TARPON FISHING (GULF COAST BOOKS, SPONSORED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI) By Hart Stilwell & Brandon D Shuler & Larry Mckinney - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-101603442677
ISBN-139781603442671
eBay Product ID (ePID)99540696
Product Key Features
Book TitleGlory of the Silver King : the Golden Age of Tarpon Fishing
Number of Pages152 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicAnimals / Marine Life, Fishing
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Sports & Recreation
AuthorBrandon D. Shuler, Hart Stilwell, Larry Mckinney
Book SeriesGulf Coast Books, Sponsored by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-034336
Reviews"On one level, the book is a jumbled tackle box of 'me and Joe'-sstyle fishing tales of tarpon and snook fishing from well down the Mexican coast all the way up to the Brazos River in Texas, it also chronicles how Stilwell learned to catch these often massive fish as well as offering occasional shiny spoons of wisdom and prophecy that anyone interested in Texas coastal fishing will enjoy." "Tarpon are bony and not considered an edible game fish, but 'Glory of the Silver King' has plenty of meat."--Mike Cox, statesman.com, "On one level, the book is a jumbled tackle box of ''me and Joe''-sstyle fishing tales of tarpon and snook fishing from well down the Mexican coast all the way up to the Brazos River in Texas, it also chronicles how Stilwell learned to catch these often massive fish as well as offering occasional shiny spoons of wisdom and prophecy that anyone interested in Texas coastal fishing will enjoy." "Tarpon are bony and not considered an edible game fish, but ''Glory of the Silver King'' has plenty of meat."--Mike Cox, statesman.com, "...a love letter to Tarpon and Texas...an excellent writer with a sharp wit...it would have been a great tragedy indeed if this book had not been published at all...I can''t recommend this book more highly. It is a must for anyone who loves classic outdoor writing...kudos to Shuler and Texas A&M for their hard work in bringing this to print"--Dr. Todd Larson, Fishing for History blog, " Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller. His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell's folksy charm and penetrating insights, and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis, curator, The Wittliff Collections, "This is a fun read. Stilwell's book is a valuable addition to a sometimes overlooked area of western literature about Texas: literary outdoor writing."--Maria O'Connell, Western American Literature, "Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller. His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell's folksy charm and penetrating insights, and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis, curator, The Wittliff Collections, "...a love letter to Tarpon and Texas...an excellent writer with a sharp wit...it would have been a great tragedy indeed if this book had not been published at all...I can't recommend this book more highly. It is a must for anyone who loves classic outdoor writing...kudos to Shuler and Texas A&M for their hard work in bringing this to print"--Dr. Todd Larson, Fishing for History blog, " Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-phan∨ font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:¿ mso-fareast-language:¿ mso-bidi-language:¿} Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller. His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell¿s folksy charm and penetrating insights, and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis, curator, The Wittliff Collections
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number19
Dewey Decimal799.17/43097641
SynopsisA tribute to a fish, a sport, and a time now past . . . Through a series of chance encounters over several years, fishing guide and journalist Brandon Shuler unearthed multiple drafts of a nearly finished manuscript by an almost forgotten Texas sports writer, Hart Stilwell. Titled "Glory of the Silver King,"the manuscript vividly captured the history of tarpon and snook fishing on the Texas and Mexico Gulf Coast from the 1930s to the end of Stilwell's life in the early 1970s. Stilwell was a seasoned outdoors journalist with a passion for salt-water fishing. Now, with Shuler's careful research, editing, and annotation, this lost manuscript has found new life as both an entertaining "fish tale" and a historical snapshot of a region's natural heritage. It successfully conveys the thrill of fishing for these once abundant species at the same time it tracks--and laments--the rise, decline, and eventual fall of their fisheries in Texas (which Shuler is able to report are now experiencing a rebound). In a personal and informative introduction, Shuler paints a portrait of Stilwell and tells the story of the discovery and evolution of the manuscript. He also provides a look into his own life as an angler and writer, creating a connection with Stilwell that gives the work authenticity and relevance. Anglers will delight in Stilwell's rollicking prose. Environmentalists will appreciate the book's lesson in ocean conservation. For all who live on or near the Gulf Coast, Glory of the Silver King reintroduces a forgotten literary treasure and a magnificent fish that once filled the waters at our favorite coastal retreats. "Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller. His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell's folksy charm and penetrating insights, and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis, curator, The Wittliff Collections, Through a series of chance encounters, fishing guide and journalist Brandon Shuler unearthed drafts of a nearly finished manuscript by an almost forgotten Texas sports writer, Hart Stilwell. The manuscript captured the history of tarpon and snook fishing on the Texas and Mexico Gulf Coast from the 1930s to the 1970s. With Shuler's careful research, editing, and annotation, this lost manuscript has found new life as both an entertaining "fish tale" and a historical snapshot of a region's natural heritage.
LC Classification NumberSH691.T2S75 2011
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